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Our second annual Canadian PIPE Deal Point Study offers market insights from a review of the 2020 Canadian PIPE deals having a deal size of greater than $10 million and whose deal details are publicly available.

Our fourth annual Canadian Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) Deal Point Study offers market insights from our review of Canadian PIPE deals in 2022 that had a value greater...

The recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Bennett v. Bennett Environmental Inc. in certain respects will be a comfort to directors of public issuers, and in other respects highlights issues that should cause directors to not take indemnification for granted.

On April 3, 2023, the Ontario government introduced Bill 91 or the Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act, 2023 (Bill 91). Bill 91 amends various pieces of legislation including the Ontario Not-for-Profit...

On 13 December 2018, a private members Bill entitled "Modern Slavery Act" was tabled in the Canadian House of Commons

The recently updated guide is a resource for foreign and domestic acquirers, targets, investment banks, shareholders and directors...

Davies' Canadian Mergers & Acquisitions guide draws on our substantial cross-border M&A experience to offer guidance on both the legal framework and practical aspects of Canadian mergers and acquisitions...

Subject to necessary ministerial approvals, these changes are expected to take effect May 5, 2015.

At law, a corporation is a separate legal entity with its own assets and liabilities.

In almost every Canadian M&A transaction, the board of directors of the target company will expect their financial advisors to provide a fairness opinion.

This article looks at Bill C-25, including how it changes elections for directors and its new diversity requirements.

In many organizations with large membership bases, there are often one or two troublesome members who always seem to be the source of conflict for everyone else.

Effective Monday, July 5, 2021 corporations governed by the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) ("OBCA") will no longer be required to have any Canadian resident directors.

While Supreme Court of Canada judgments dealing with commercial law are scarce, in Wilson v. Alharayeri, Canada's highest Court unanimously held that directors, as opposed to the corporation...

On December 16, 2024, the long-running proxy contest in Dye & Durham will come to a head, determining whether control of the legal tech company will remain in the hands of its CEO and co-founder

It is well-established that Canadian law shields directors and officers from personal liability for corporate acts, except in circumstances that justify piercing the corporate veil. In CHU de Québec-Université Laval v. Tree of Knowledge International Corp., the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that fraudulent conduct is also a basis for imposing personal liability on officers and directors of a corporation, even where the test for piercing the corporate veil is not met.

On October 6, the Government of Ontario tabled proposed amendments to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (OBCA).